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1910Very Good Greek, Modern (post 1453) Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In Greek (Modern). 79 p. Not in OCLC. The Metropolis of Chalcedon is an ecclesiastical territory (diocese) of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Christianity spread in Chalcedon during the 2nd century AD. The city was initially the see of a bishopric before being promoted to a metropolis at 451 AD, at the time of the Fourth Ecumenical Council. It is one of the four remaining active Greek Orthodox Church metropolises of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Turkey today and the only one surviving in Asia Minor (Anatolia). During the 14th century, the metropolitan see remained vacant, due to the Ottoman conquest of the region. However, it was reorganized in the 15th century, possibly after the Fall of Constantinople and the subsequent incorporation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate into the millet system of the Ottoman society. The first recorded metropolitan of that time was Joseph, in 1477. In the following years, the jurisdiction of the metropolis was extended to the east. During the late 17th century the see of the diocese was transferred to Kuzguncuk (Ermoulianai, Chrysokeramos), where it remained until 1855. At that period a number of monasteries were established, like the one of Saint Panteleimon, which was declared Stauropegic. The metropolitan of Chalcedon was one of the five Elder metropolitans from the wider region of Constantinople, the other being those of nearby Herakleia, Cyzicus, Nicaea, and Nicomedia. Following an Ottoman decree of 1757, they had to be always present in the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and had direct access to the Ottoman Sultan, to whom they announced the election of the new Ecumenical Patriarch. From the mid-19th century, the local metropolis prospered thanks to the significant population increase and economic development of the local Orthodox population. In 1855 the see of the metropolitan returned to Chalcedon during the primateship of Metropolitan Gerasimos. Moreover, the newly erected church of Saint Euphemia became the new cathedral. The metropolitan mansion was built near the cathedral in 1902. This is the first and only known printed regulation book of the Greek Community in Chalcedonia (Kadiköy). Extremely rare.
1926Very Good Greek, Modern (post 1453) Modern aesthetic full leather bdg. with embossed decorations. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Greek (Modern). 134 p. (Missing pages at the end), b/w ills., and 4 color folded maps of the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Americas. Not in OCLC. Extremely rare.
1939Very Good French In contemporary 1/3 black leather bdg. Demy 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French and Turkish. 46, 31 p., x numerous b/w plates of Ottoman registers. 46 p. in Turkish (Modern); 31 p. in French. "Les metayers-serfs et quelques centres d'exploitation sous le regime du etayage servile: Quelle a ete l'importance de la main d'oeuvre servile sous l'Empire Ottoman, surtout aux epoques ou, selon toutes les apparences, le continengt d'esclaves introduits a ete le plus eleve dans les diverses branches de l'activite economique en particuler et en general dans la vie politique et militaire du pays?...". From the first etude: "The sharecroppers and some exploitation centers under the regime of servile shoring: What was the importance of servile labor under the Ottoman Empire, especially at times when, in all appearances, the continence of slaves introduced was highest in the various branches of economic activity in Europe particularly and in general in the political and military life of the country?...". Signed and inscribed by Barkan, (1903-1979) in Ottoman script, to Ibrahim Fazil Pelin, (1886-1944), as "Hocamiz Fazil Beyefendiye saygilarimla". Barkan was a Turkish economical historian, also one of the most important economist. Barkan, is primarily a scientist who has brought innovation to the understanding of history and examination in Turkey. He noticed more with his researches in the field of Turkish economic history; The 'Tahrir registries' were first studied systematically by him. He has revealed their importance in terms of agricultural, social and demographic. His researches were usually on the 16th century. First and Only Edition.
2018New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 314 p., ills. Galata Mawlawi Lodge Museum. Edited by Süleyman Berk.
1911Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map on cloth. Oblong atlas folio. (49 x 60 cm). Toponyms in Turkish with Arabic letters. In Ottoman script. Scale: 1/25.000. [MAP of ISTANBUL / CONSTANTINOPLE] Küçükköy, Petnahor, Makriköy, Kagidhane [Kagithane]. A rare Istanbul map including some old Byzantine toponyms.
1951Very Good English Paperback. Demy 8vo. (21 x 14 cm). In English. 14, [1] p. This rare program was printed for the XXII. International Congress of Orientalists held in Istanbul in 1951 and includes three chapters titled 'Program', 'Explanatory Notes', and 'Turkish music in a nutshell'. The program section has five parts and the second section titled 'explanatory notes' has a short but very detailed dictionary on the composers and maqams (scales) seen in the program prepared carefully for the orientalist participators and audience. The last section has a short history of classical Ottoman / Turkish music, pp. 13-15. Exceedingly rare.
2018New New Turkish Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 350 p., color and b/w ills., and 1 CD. History of the English Schools in Istanbul.
2018New New English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. Folio. (31 x 25 cm). In English and Croatian. 171 p., color and b/w ills. The Istanbul letters of Antun Vrancic: Croatian and English translation of selected latin letters.= Carigradska pisma Antuna Vrancica: Hrvatski i Engleski prijevod odabranih Latinskih pisama. Prep. by Oguz Aydemir. Antun Vrancic or Antonio Veranzio, was a Croatian prelate, writer, diplomat and Archbishop of Esztergom in the 16th century. Antun Vrancic was from Dalmatian town of Sibenik (modern Croatia), then part of the Republic of Venice. Vrancic is also known under his Latinized name Antonius Verantius, while Hungarian documents since the 19th century refer to him as Verancsics Antal. In 1549, Vrancic entered Ferdinand's service. In parallel to his diplomatic duties, he held important positions in Catholic Church (the chief dean of Szabolcs County, abbot of Pornó Abbey). In 1553 he was appointed as a bishop of Pécs and sent to Constantinople to conduct negotiations with sultan Suleyman I on Ferdinand's behalf. That mission was previously declined by many other diplomats as an earlier negotiator was imprisoned by the Ottomans. Vrancic spent four years in Asia minor and finally concluded a peace treaty. After his return he was appointed bishop of Eger (17 July 1560 - 25 September 1570). After the Battle of Szigetvár in 1566, as one of Maximilian's ambassadors, Antun was sent to Turkey to negotiate peace again; he arrived in Constantinople on 26 August 1567. After five months of negotiations with Sokollu Mehmed Pasha and Selim II, agreement was reached by 17 February, and the Treaty of Adrianople was signed on 21 February 1568, ending the war between the Holy Roman Empire and Ottoman Empire. In appreciation of his diplomatic work, the king named him archbishop of Esztergom (17 October 1569 - 15 June 1573). During his stay in Istanbul, together with Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq, Vrancic discovered Res Gestae Divi Augusti (Eng. The Deeds of the Divine Augustus), a Roman monument in Ankara. His travels throughout the Transylvania, Balkan and Asia minor resulted in his writing extensive travel accounts. By writing letters to the Habsburg Kingdom almost every day, the diplomat telling the daily life of Istanbul gave examples of his culture and art works. Letters written 450 years ago provide important information about the diplomatic tradition of the 16th century and the behavior of the two emperors.
1968Very Good Turkish Paperback. Folio. (34 x 24 cm). In Turkish. 2 volumes set: (70 p.; 64 p.). Eldem was a Turkish architect and one of the pioneers of nationalized modern architecture in Turkey. He was born in Istanbul (1908). He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts (Department of Architecture). Between 1931 and 1932 he traveled to France, England, and Germany with a scholarship from the academy. In 1932 he opened his own office, also started teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts, and continued until retirement in 1978. In 1934 he worked for the National Architecture Seminar in Turkey which was a complete disaster for him because of the discussions between modern architecture and traditional architecture. In 1938 he designed the Turkish Pavilion in New York Exhibition. Sedad Hakki Eldem represented the Turkish Republic at the International Union of Architects in Lozan (1948) after Second World War. Also in the same year, Sedad Hakki worked with his colleague Emin Onat on the project of Istanbul Palace of Justice. He worked on proportions and architectural organizations of Ottoman domestic houses, 18th and 19th-century palaces, and mansions. He was known as a role model and pioneer to reinterpret the Classical Ottoman Patterns in modern architecture. He was a part of the Former Artifacts Maintain Council (Eski Eserleri Muhafaza Encümeni) between 1941 and 1945 and also a part of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Monument Real Estate (Gayrimenkul Eski Eserler ve Anitlar Yüksek Kurulu) between 1962 and 1978. His thought was about nationalizing Modern Architecture. He basically thought that International Style in architecture should not be applied everywhere. Some things should be changed in the design by considering the national and domestic texture. He has won the international Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1986 with the project of Zeyrek Social Security Facilities. Sedad Hakki Eldem's architecture has basically 4 main periods. The first of them, between 1928 and 1934, is known for the instability of his work. After that, the second period is popular with modern trials on Ottoman architectural organization. The time frame of this period spans from 1934 until 1952. The third period of his architecture has lost its Ottoman influence, it looks more modernized between 1952 and 1962. The last part of Eldem's Architecture known for his double approach to projects. This final period started in 1962 and lasted until his death in 1988. (Wikipedia).
1915Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original chromolithograph folded map. Oblong atlas folio. (49 x 65 cm). In Ottoman script. Repaired with a band in the contemporary period from its backside. Set including 4 sheets. Other sheets are Basrah, Bagdad, and Qut al-Amare. This is the first sheet including 'Samawah'. Rare. Scale is 1/500.000. Samawah city was settled by the Arab tribe of Banu Quda'a around the 3rd century AD. It is built on both sides of the Euphrates river; there are four bridges in the center of town for crossing between the two sides. The west bank of the city contains the commercial heart of the city and includes the old town and the Jewish quarter, Agd al Yahood. The west bank is the site of the covered market Suq Al Masgoof, which dates to the Ottoman period. The area surrounding the market is the old city with its Byzantine maze of crowded markets and streets. The eastern side of the city including 'Qushla' has a more modern feel and contains a number of estates of apartment blocks built during the 1970s and 1980s, As Samawah Stadium, which is home to the local Muthanna football team Samawa FC, as well as technical colleges and the polytechnic. There too is Al Qushla, the historic "Ottoman Barracks". The most famous attraction of Samawah in the ruins of the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk which dates to 4000 BC. This was the largest city in Sumer, extending over 2 km2. Uruk was not only the largest conurbation of the first urban civilization on earth, but it is also the place where the first written script was discovered, the oldest dating back to 3300 BC. The palm groves of Samawah: Samawah is built on both sides of the Euphrates and is surrounded by hundreds of palm groves that give it a tropical feel, especially in the southern and northern suburbs. These groves provide cool respite from the scorching heat of Mesopotamia and were the inspiration for the famous Iraqi folk song "The Palm of Samawah".
1948Very Good Arabic Original chromo-lithograph map in brown tones. On a special paper with an ongoing blindstamped "Regestre Robur" during the borders. Folded. 70x100 cm. In Arabic. Scale: 1 /1.000.000. Chipped on margins, split on folded traces. Slight discoloration and one stain on lower margin. Otherwise a good copy. An attractive and detailed map of Syria shows the capital (as Aleppo n that map), other cities like Damascus, Raqqa, Homs, Latakia, Ayn al-Arab, Idlib, Hama, Deir Ez-Zor, Jarabulus, et alli. And it shows Turkey on the north (as Turkey containing Hatay and Alexandrette), The Mediterranean shores of the land as well as Lebanon and Palestine (and Jerusalem) on the west, Sharq al-Urdun (Jordan) and Iraq on the south and east. It's very detailed on showing the roads spread throughout the land like railways and ancient roads from the Roman period. Additionally this roads can be followed to the other Arabic countries and regions on the map. This map was calligraphed by Kamel Al-Baba, (1905-1991), who was a Lebanese contemporary / modern calligrapher. He is the son of famous calligrapher Mokhtar Al-Baba. Cannot be found in WorldCat.; Not in Library of Congress Map Collection. Very scarce.
1934Very Good French Original decorative and pictorial cloth bdg. Demy 8vo. (21,5 x 11 cm). In French. 314 p., 200 unnumbered ills., plates and folded maps with panoramic views. The best and early guide of Ankara city, the capital of Turkish Republic. Second French Edition. Ernest Mamboury was a professor of Mekteb-i Sultânî (Lycee Galatasaray) in the Ottoman and Republican periods, Turkey. He worked on in particular Byzantine art and architecture in Istanbul, Ankara, and Turkey's historical buildings in various cities.
1909Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original document partly printed and handwritten - manuscript. 49x29 cm. In Ottoman script. Lithograph. A fine pictorial and calligraphic title. "Her nev'i bina insaat ve tamîrâta mahsûs ruhsat tezkîresidir". Given to Captain Mustafa Efendi and his wife Nigâr Hanim. Restoration license for a wooden house with a "hârîk" [i.e. fire] protected in Sinan Pasha district, Kasimpasha, Ayyuk Street in Constantinople, Istanbul. Stamped and signed. Dated 1325 AH [1909 AD]. [OSMANLI ARCHITECTURE - RESTORATION] A fine restoration license for a fire-protected wooden house in Kasimpasa Beyoglu, Constantinople in 1909.
1959Very Good Turkish Original typescript document with manuscript autograph writings and signature by Lütfi Kirdar (as Minister of Health Lütfi Kirdar). 21x15 cm. Sent to Halide Nusret Zorlutuna. In Turkish (modern Turkish with Latin script). 1 p. Lütfi Kirdar was born in 1887 in Kirkuk. He comes from a rooted and well-known family 'Kirdarzâdes' of Kirkuk. After completing his primary and secondary education in Kirkuk and high school education in Baghdad, he came to Istanbul in 1908 and entered the Faculty of Medicine. After the Balkan War, Kirdar joined the war voluntarily and after the war he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Darülfünûn -i.e. Istanbul Üniversitesi- (1917). With the outbreak of World War I, he joined the army. Kirdar who was participating in the National Struggle received the Independence War Medal. After the War of Independence, in 1923, he specialized in eye diseases in Vienna and Munich. He returned to Turkey in 1924 and was appointed to the Directorate of Izmir Health. At his own request, he was appointed to the eye clinic of Izmir Memleket Hospital in 1933. In 1935 he became a member of parliament from Kütahya. In 1936, Manisa was appointed as mayor and after that in 1938, to Istanbul. He held this last post for 12 years. Istanbul Harbiye Sports and Exhibition Palace, Open-Air Theater, Inonu Stadium in Dolmabahce, Taksim Square, Taksim Excursion, and Ataturk Boulevard were held during his period. In 1940, the Taksim Barracks was demolished. He was arrested on May 27th. He died of a heart attack on 17 February 1961 in Yassiada where he was tried. He was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after a funeral on 19 February 1961.
1939Very Good Turkish Original TLS by Nevzat Tandogan. Oblong: 16,5x20 cm. In Turkish. 1 p. Punching holes on right side folded traces. Dated 9/V/1939. Six lines. Tandogan was the fourth mayor and governor of Ankara serving between 1929 and 1946. He committed suicide upon a political scandal he was involved in. Abdullah Nevzat Tandogan was born into a wealthy family in 1894 in Istanbul, then Ottoman Empire. His father was from Sarajevo and his mother from Belgrade. He completed his education at Istanbul Law School, today Istanbul University Faculty of Law. After the Surname Law was enacted in Turkey in 1934, he adopted the family name Tandogan. He was married and had two children. During World War I, he served as an intelligence officer in the Ottoman Army in Istanbul. In the later years of the war, he began a career as a school teacher in Istanbul. In 1918, he entered police service. After serving at leading posts in various police departments, he quit. He became Governor of Malatya in 1925 before he entered politics from the Republican People's Party) (CHP) and was elected into the Grand National Assembly as deputy of Konya in the 1927 general election. On November 4, 1929, he resigned from his parliamentary seat to take office as Governor of Ankara. Serving also as the acting city mayor, he was uninterrupted 17 years long in this position. Tandogan was a civil servant and politician of the single-party era (1923-1945). The political philosophy of the era was understood so as "the government has the authority to determine and to do what is useful and best for the country, knowing better than everyone, especially the folk". Tandogan's political attitude is described best with his words he said to a young man as "We constitute Communism in this country if it is necessary". Tandogan had a dissenting opinion to the 1929 Jansen Plan by German architect and urban planner Hermann Jansen(1869-1945). The plan proposed the integration of green belts and areas within the rapid-growing new capital of the newly established Republic for promoting a healthy urban environment. The realization of Ankara's master plan as different from the Jansen Plan is his practice. In 1945, a murder occurred in Ankara, which became known as the "Ankara Murder" (Turkish: Ankara Cinayeti). Tandogan was accused of intentionally and deliberately covering the murder case, in which Hasmet Orbay, the son of the then Chief of the General Staff Kâzim Orbay, was involved. Tandogan was summoned to court to testify after the case was discussed in a question time in the parliament. It was believed that calling a high-ranked civil servant or politician to the witness stand in a court trial was unthinkable during the single-party era before 1945. The next day, on July 9, 1946, Nevzat Tandogan committed suicide by shooting himself at home with a firearm. The main square in Ankara, which hosted many political party rallies and protests, was named in his honor. In 2012, the city council of the metropolitan municipality changed the square's initial name from "Nevzat Tandogan Square" to "Tandogan Square". A public park in Batikent neighborhood of Yenimahalle, Ankara as well as a street in Kavaklidere neighborhood of Çankaya, Ankara is also named after him.
1912Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) A very attractive chromo-lithograph map on paper. Oblong: 26,5x37,5 cm. In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). Light foxing and fading on margins and printed area. A very detailed and fine double hemisphere map of the northern and southern skies, showing the various constellations, together with a third map showing the zodiacs on one paper. On the bottom margin, it's written 'Printed in the 549 Numbered Press', and 'Dersaadet...'. This map seems to be influenced (or, a direct translation) from the map of the sky of Sir Francis Baily, (1774-1844), who was one of the leading English Astronomers of the first part of the 19th Century. He is most famous for his observations of "Baily's beads" during a total eclipse of the Sun. Baily was also a major figure in the early history of the Royal Astronomical Society, as one of the founders and as the president four times. After a tour in the unsettled parts of North America in 1796-1797, his journal of which was edited by Augustus de Morgan in 1856, he entered the London Stock Exchange in 1799. The successive publication of Tables for the Purchasing and Renewing of Leases (1802), of The Doctrine of Interest and Annuities (1808), and The Doctrine of Life-Annuities and Assurances (1810), earned him a high reputation as a writer on life-contingencies; he amassed a fortune through diligence and integrity and retired from business in 1825, to devote himself wholly to astronomy. He had already, in 1820, taking a leading part in the foundation of the Royal Astronomical Society. In 1827, the Society awarded him its Gold Medal for preparation of the Astronomical Society's Catalogue of 2881 stars. He was instrumental in the reform of the Nautical Almanac in 1829. In 1837, he recommended to the British Association and later worked extensively on the reduction of Joseph de Lalande's and Nicolas de Lacaille's catalogues containing about 57,000 stars. He also supervised the compilation of the British Association's Catalogue of 8377 stars (published 1845) and revised the catalogues of Tobias Mayer, Ptolemy, Ulugh Beg, Tycho Brahe, Edmund Halley and Hevelius. His notice of Baily's Beads, during an annular eclipse of the sun on May 15 1836, at Inch Bonney in Roxburghshire, started the modern series of eclipse-expeditions. Very rare.
1916Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color map. Folded. Oblong atlas folio. (50 x 60 cm). In Ottoman script. Shows Rhodes and Tilos Islands. Scale: 1/200.000. Hegira: 1332 = Gregorian: 1916. Not description on map-maker. This is one of the series of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. This is one of the series of the Bonn projection maps which are the first map series in modern techniques in Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. In order to produce these maps covering Turkish territory, Reconnaissance Branch was incorporated into The Mapping Commission. The maps were produced in the datum based on the latitude and longitude of Ayasofya Mosque in an equal area Bonn Projection. The field works for the 123 sheets covering the country were conducted by 76 staff. The production was completed in 18 years starting from east-west. Fieldworks continued without stopping except in the years 1914 and 1920. This map series called also reconnaissance maps contributed a lot to producing 1:25.000 scale maps. A very detailed and attractive map of Rhodes Island showing its harbors and Ottoman place names.
1996Fine English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 202 p., b/w ills. Post peripheral flux. A decade of contemporary art in Istanbul. History of contemporary art and exhibitions in Istanbul.
2003New English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (30 x 24 cm). In English. [6], 312 p., color and b/w ills. Known as the City of sages in Otoman times, Iznik's history goes back to antiquity. The city has played an important role in world and Turkish culture, being best known for the two Ecumenical Councils held here in early Christian era, and for the Iznik ware tiles and ceramics produced during the Ottoman period. Metochites described the city as 'surrounded by gardens of paradise', and the 17th century Turkish writer Evliya Celebi said that it had five seasons.
2020New English Paperback. 4to. (29 x 24 cm). In English. 34 4 p., color and b/w ills. Beyond the vessel: Myths, legends, and fables in contemporary ceramics around Europe. Mesher, a new exhibition space initiated by the Vehbi Koc Foundation, opens with its inaugural exhibition "Beyond the Vessel: Myths, Legends, and Fables in Contemporary Ceramics around Europe." The exhibition demonstrates how ancient myths have echoed down through generations, and now form an exciting new wave of contemporary art inspired by the human characteristics and archetypes they represent. It focuses on how clay, often used simply to manufacture vessels and other utilitarian objects, holds the potential of being one of the most refined, yet powerful materials in the hands of artists with exceptional skill and vision, expressing human emotion in the greatest degree of subtlety. In conjunction with the opening, Mesher publishes the exhibition catalogue including articles written by Catherine Milner, the exhibition s co-curator from Messums Wiltshire, Paul Greenhalgh, Director of Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia, and Glen R. Brown, Professor of Art History at Kansas State University. Designed by Ayse Bozkurt, the publication features photographs by Sylvain Deleu and Hadiye Cangökce.
2011New English Paperback. 4to. (28 x 22 cm). In English and Turkish. 120 p., b/w photos. Istanbul: A selection of Collection Point Hotel. For the first time, tells his photos with stories.= Istanbul: Point Hotel Koleksiyonundan seçmeler. Fotograflarini ilk kez öykülerle anlatti. Signed by Ara Güler.
2021New English Original cloth bdg. Folio. (31 x 26 cm). Edition in English. 352 p., color and b/w ills. Printed to 600 copies. FOREWORD Looking into the Balyan Architecture Archive / Arsen Yarman With Respect to the Balyan Family and Imperial Architects HAYCAR Solidarity Association of Architects and Engineers for the Revitalization and Research of Cultural Assets Remembering the Balyans / Kevork Özkaragöz PROLOGUE Chapter 1 BALYAN ARCHITECTURE ARCHIVE Beyond Function: Balyan Architecture with Myths and Prejudices Balyan Archive: Pile of Memories and Journey of Classification Architect Balyans Chapter 2 BALYAN FAMILY: PERSONAL HISTORIES Balyan Family and Its Origins Krikor Bal(i)yan (1764-1831) and the Birth of a Family Practice Senekerim Balyan (1768-1833) The Last Amira Architect Garabed Balyan (1800-1866) Education of Garabed Balyan's Children A Young Genius: Nigogos Balyan (1826-1858) Architect, Engineer and Versatile Tanzimat Elite Sarkis Balyan (1831-1899) Death of the Great Patron, Stroke of Fate and Final Period of Balyan Practice Sarkis Balyan as an Engineer-Mechanician and Inventor Art Patron and Intellectual Architect: Hagop Balyan (1837-1875) A Drawing Master and Imperial Draughtsman: Simon Balyan (1846-1894) Last Architect of the Balyan Practice: Levon Balyan (1855-1925) Chapter 3 BALYAN ARCHITECTURE AND ITS REPRESENTATIONS Imperial Palaces and Organization of Large Scale Construction Sites: Silence of the Construction Sites A Pledge of Progress and a Visual Negotiation: Photography in the Representation of Sarkis Balyan's Architecture Portrait of the Architect Chapter 4 BALYAN ARCHITECTURE IN THE TANZIMAT [REFORM] ERA Beyond Time and Geography: Multiple Sources of Balyan Eclecticism Balyan Practice as a Pioneer of Neo-Gothic Elements in Tanzimat Architecture History as an Encyclopedic Source An Egalitarian Demand: Influences on Çiragan and Beylerbeyi Palaces New Methodologies in the Search of a National Style and Ottoman Renaissance From Imperial Architect to Imperial Palace Master Builder: The Position of Architect in the Architectural Organization of Tanzimat Period Chapter 5 BALYAN ARCHIVE CATALOGUE Ottoman Palace and Residential Architecture in the Tanzimat Era Imperial Palaces on the Banks of Bosphorus The Çiragan Palace of Sultan Mahmud II Dolmabahçe: The Absolute Model of Tanzimat Palaces The Design Model Integrating the Old Palace into the New Complex: Beylerbeyi Nigogos Balyan's Facade Proposal for the New Çiragan Palace and Horror Vacui Sarkis and Hagop Balyan's Eastern, Polychrome Facade Proposals for the New Çiragan Palace The New Çiragan Palace Monumental Coastal Line from Çiragan to Fer'iye Palaces Sarkis Balyan's Expansion Project for Yildiz Palace Büyük Mabeyn Kiosk The Balyans and Imperial Feasts in the Tanzimat Period A Project by Antoine Bourgeois in the Balyan Archive In the Pursuit of an Ideal Plan: Kiosk and Pavilion Designs Kabatas Esma Sultan Mansion An Exception of Balyan Architecture: Middle Class Housing Designs Decoration for the Empire Decoration of the 19th Century Ottoman Palaces Perspective Drawings by "Serkis Bey" in the Nubar Library, Paris Parisian Furniture, Chandelier and Furniture Designs in the Balyan Archive A Conceptual Spolia: Re-use of Çiragan Palace's Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Doors in Yildiz Sale Kiosk's Dining Hall New Spaces of the Ottoman Diplomacy Sarkis Balyan's Reorganization for Chamber of Deputies Sarkis Balyan's Bâb-i Âli Building Plan Proposals After the 1878 Fire Religious Buildings Tanzimat Period Mosques and Contributions of the Balyans Sarkis Balyan's Four-Minaret Selâtin Mosque Design: Aziziye Mosque The Second Set of Mosque Drawings in the Balyan Archive Church Designs Between the Imperial Capital and the East New Spaces of the Public Life Sarkis Balyan's Display Plan for the Collection of Antique Weapons at Hagia Irene Education Buildings Sarkis Balyan's Galatasaray Imperial High School Plan The Hospital Project in the Balyan Arc.
1910Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original color litographed plate. 18x41 cm. In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). Two-paged plate. A rare color lithographed plate from Mehmed Esref's 'Muhtasar Umûmî Atlas'. A very detailed plate showing Europe's and the US' demographic structure in 1922 with very attractive detailed statistical schemes. Besides the usual demographic scheme, there are 28 European states on the plate: Germany, France, Spain, Russia (Soviets), England, Italy, Poland, Romania, Holland, Norway, Estonia, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Lithuania, Yugoslavia, Portugal, The United States of America, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Latvia, Belgium, Greece, Finland, Avrupa-yi Türkî [i.e. Turkey in Europe], Albania. Mehmed Esref (1846-1912) was a Turkish / Ottoman military cartographer and educator in the Ottoman military school [Mekteb-i Harbiye] active in the first part of the 20th century, and he prepared and published many separate maps and atlases more besides this one.
1946Near Fine Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 238, [1] p., portraits, facsimiles, and other b/w plates. First and Only Edition of this rare early book on the secret activities of M. M. Group [i.e. "Mim Mim Group'] in Istanbul during the Armistice and the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1922). Signed copy. Mim Mim Group was an intelligence group service which was officially recognized by the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM). Enver and Talat Pashas were involved in its enterprise. OCLC 1085195655.
1963Very Good Turkish Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Turkish. 2 off-prints set: (191-218 pp.; 141-164 pp.). Rucer Yosip Boskoviç'in 1762 tarihli Istanbul - Lehistan seyahatine ait hatira defteri. 2 separatums set. Prep. by Ismail Eren. Roger Joseph Boscovich was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the Republic of Ragusa. This set, including Boscovich's manuscript diary of travel from Constantinople to Poland, is a translation into Turkish language by Ismail Eren.